Heinrich Himmler

prisoners (1933); desires to centralize control; gives Himmler control of police and Gestapo; and Roehm purge; decrees independence of SS. from SA; becomes Supreme Head of State on death of Hindenburg; and murder of Dollfuss; compares Himmler to Loyola; permits limited military training for SS; relations with High Command during and after the Blomberg and Fritsch cases; in Austria after Anschluss; employs Himmler as diplomat; and Czechoslovakia; attitude to his leaders at the beginning of war; appoints Heydrich Chief of Reich Security Office; Reichstag speech on Poland; orders extermination of mentally unfit; campaign in the West (1940); restricts Waffen SS; prepares Russian campaign; reaction to assassination of Heydrich; and leadership principle; Himmler’s medical report on; leaders’ concern over his health; isolation at various headquarters; regains confidence in Himmler after misunderstanding; at time of Allied landings in Normandy; attempt on his life (July 1944); agrees to demotion of Himmler as Army Commander in East; last meeting with Himmler; decides to stay in Berlin; dismisses Goring; dismisses Himmler; suicide

Hoepner, Gen. Erich

Hoess, Rudolf

Hoffmann, Heinrich

Hossbach, Col. Friedrich

Hottl, SS. Col. Wilhelm

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince of

Hunsche, Eichmann’s associate

Immfeld, Mme.

International Military Tribunal (the Nuremberg Trial (1945—6))

International Tracing Centre (Arolsen)

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Jodl, Alfred

John, Otto

Kaduk, Oswald

Kaltenbrunner, Ernst, SS. Gen.

Kaminski

Kammler, Heinz

Kaufmann, Karl

Keitel, Field-Marshal Wilhelm

Keppler, Wilhelm

Kersten, Felix, chaps. vi and vii passim

Kersten, Frau Irmgard

Kiep, Otto

Kiermaier, Josef

Kogon, Eugen

Korherr, Dr

Kramer, Josef

Kripo (the Criminal Police)

Krosigk, Count Schwerin von

Krueger, Friedrich

Krumey, Eichmann’s associate

Lammers, Dr Hans

Langbehn, Carl

Lebensborn movement

Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler

Ley, Dr Robert

Lidice, martyrdom of

Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince

Loritz family (Munich)

Ludecke, Kurt

Ludendorff, Gen. Erich, F. W.

Ludwig II, Prince of Bavaria

Luther, Martin

Macher, Major

Mahner, Doris

Masur, Norbert

Mecklenburg, Prince von

Meisinger, Josef

Mengele, Dr

Moltke, Helmuth Count von

Montgomery, Field-Marshal Lord

Morell, Dr Theodor

Mueller, Heinrich

Muller, Dr Josef

Munich putsch (November 1923)

Munich Pact (1938)

Murphy, Col. L. M.

Musi, Jean-Marie

Mussolini, Benito

Nanette-Dorothea (Himmler’s illegitimate daughter)

Nazi regime, nature of

Nebe, Artur

Neurath, Baron Constantin von

Nuremberg Trial (see International Military Tribunal)

Ofner, Dr Abram

Ohlendorf, Otto

Olbricht, Col. Gen. Friedrich

Papen, Franz von

Payne-Best, Capt. S.

Pohl, Oswald

Popitz, Johannes

Pringsheim, Fritz

Pruetzmann, SS. Gen.

Quisling, Vidkun

Race and Resettlement Office

Raeder, Adm. Erich

Rankine, Paul Scott

Rascher, Dr Sigmund

Rauter, Hans

Reichstag fire

Reitlinger, Gerald

Reitsch, Hanna

Remer, Otto Ernst

Ribbentrop, Joachim von

Riss, Dr

Roehm, Ernst

Rommel, Gen. Erwin

Rosenberg, Alfred